Kick back with the kiddos and enjoy a warm & sunny weekend in June! Savor that first taste of a summer strawberry at Alstede Farm’s Strawberry Harvest Festival, show your adventurous family a good time the Privateers & Pirates Fest at the Tuckerton Seaport or tap your toes along to Irish step dancers at the New Jersey Irish Festival at Monmouth Park. And to cool off with some indoor fun, take your preschooler to Adventures of Clifford the Big Red Dog at Liberty Science Center or check out the urban hip Cinderella Remix at NJPAC, or find a full list of weekend activities on our Event Calendar.

Long Island summers are synonymous with fun (and food) filled fairs and festivals. From Ferris wheels and have-it-your-way strawberries to monster truck rides, these warm-weather events are sure to keep your family on the go and in good moods. Check out our list of fairs, feasts and festivals that are so action-packed, they might just put the little ones to sleep on the ride home. And be sure to check out our Long Island Events Calendar for more family-friendly activities happening this summer.

There are very few things Mommy Poppins loves more than a free deal...and free foods are at the very top of the list. Every year, on National Doughnut Day, the first Friday in June, Americans raise a fried, sugary, round pastry in remembrance of the Doughnut Lassies who served our country's servicemen in trenches during World War I---or at least, they should. Learn how you too can celebrate this national holiday with a FREE doughnut. 

Every first Thursday of June, New York City public school students have the day off for Chancellor's Conference Day. What's that you ask? Well originally it was known as Brooklyn-Queens Day, an obscure religious holiday most folks knew little about that was only observed in those boroughs. But somewhere along the line the name and meaning changed, and suddenly kids throughout NYC got a secular public school holiday.

If you're lucky enough to be able to take the day off with the kids, we have some ideas for how to make the most of it, from cool summer fun (that may get rained out unfortunately) to the kickoff of the public library's summer reading program. But if you've got to work on Thursday like the teachers (it's used as a school staff development day), there are a handful of drop-off holiday camps where your kids can have a blast while you do what you've got to do.

Number 46 on our list of 100 Things To Do In New Jersey With Kids Before They Grow Up is the outdoor family gem, Grounds For Sculpture. The 42+ acre sculpture park and arts center is part museum, part open-air adventure and whether you're an art expert or novice, you will be enchanted from the get go. For a great summer day trip, check out our tips on GFS and other sweet art parks in the tristate area.